In 2023, the forest area increased by 3,159 hectares compared to 2022, and the timber volume harvested decreased by 5.3% in 2023 compared to 2022.

As of December 31, 2023, the national forest fund registered an increase of 2,284 hectares. This growth is mainly due to the reforestation of pastures and the introduction into the forest fund of degraded and non-forested lands designated to be afforested under the law (Law No. 133/2015 for the amendment and completion of Law No. 46/2008 - the Forest Code).

The forest area represents 97.6% of the national forest fund. The volume of timber harvested decreased by 5.3% in 2023 compared to 2022.

The distribution of the forest fund by development regions indicates a significant concentration in the CENTRE development region (19.2% of the total forest fund) and the NORTHEAST region (18.2%), followed by the WEST (16.2%), NORTHWEST (15.3%), SOUTHWEST OLTENIA (12.3%), SOUTHMUNTENIA (10.0%), SOUTHEAST (8.4%), and BUCHAREST-ILFOV (0.4%) regions.

The largest volume of timber was harvested in the NORTHEAST development region (28.0% of the total timber volume harvested), followed by the CENTRE development region (23.3%) and to a lesser extent by the WEST (12.5%), NORTHWEST (12.0%), SOUTHMUNTENIA (9.6%), SOUTHWEST OLTENIA (7.5%), SOUTHEAST (6.7%), and BUCHAREST-ILFOV (0.4%) regions.